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Re: MGs in the press, MkII

To: Will Zehring <wzehring@cmb.biosci.wayne.edu>
Subject: Re: MGs in the press, MkII
From: Andy Mace <AMACE@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 13:29:30 PST

On Wed, 8 Mar 1995, Will Zehring wrote:

> Fellow fiends:
> 
> The quote from the paper that really caught my eye was that regarding the 
> "single fire-prone carb," meaning the single Zenith-Stromberg.  I had no 
> idea these were "fire-prone."  Is this true?  This was a widely used carb in 
> lbcs of that period (yes/no?).  Was it prone to flame?

Prone to FLAME (wars), yes; prone to flame (ignition of fuel causing 
spectacles reminiscent of rear-ended Pintos), not that I'm aware of. As 
always, YMMV.

Andy Mace

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